Congenital Malformations Registry - Summary Report

Section I: Demographic Characteristics of Children Reported with Major Malformations

Introduction to Tables

These tables are based on children resident in New York State who were live born in 2005 and reported to the registry with major malformations. Since a new coding system began to be used in 1992, the list of major malformations has been revised (see Appendix 4). Thus, the prevalence in this report are not comparable to reports prior to 1992.

The overall occurrence of major malformations was 4.8% of live births. Male children have a higher rate of major malformations than female children (5.8% versus 3.8%, Table 1). This difference is consistent within different racial groups. The rates for major malformations are somewhat higher for black than for white children (6.0 % versus 4.7%). The major malformation rate among children with residence at birth in New York State excluding New York City was comparable to that among children with residence at birth in New York City (4.8% versus 4.8%). The smaller number of births in the "other" racial category makes these rates difficult to interpret.

About 82% of children reported with major malformations have only one major malformation (Table 2). Since most children had one major malformation, the race-sex patterns seen for all major malformations are similar to the patterns seen in children with a single major malformation (Table 3). All race-sex groups for children with multiple major malformations showed little variation (Table 4).

Section 1 - Table 12005 Births - New York State Residents Percent of Live Births with One or More Major Malformations Sex by Race/Ethnicity and Residence

Both Sexes

Males

Females

Race and Residence

Infants

Total Births

%

Infants

Total Births

%

Infants

Total Births

%

New York State

- All Races

11,676

242,659

4.8

7,228

124,392

5.8

4,448

118,267

3.8

- Non-Hispanic White

5,699

121,416

4.7

3,623

62,184

5.8

2,076

59,232

3.5

- Non-Hispanic Black

2,442

40,772

6.0

1,430

20,857

6.9

1,012

19,915

5.1

- Hispanic

2,589

56,558

4.6

1,557

28,927

5.4

1,032

27,631

3.7

- Others/Unknown

946

23,913

4.0

618

12,424

5.0

328

11,489

2.9

NYS Excluding NYC

- All Races

6,076

125,659

4.8

3,865

64,454

6.0

2,211

61,205

3.6

- Non-Hispanic White

4,250

88,538

4.8

2,724

45,323

6.0

1,526

43,215

3.5

- Non-Hispanic Black

705

12,042

5.9

420

6,087

6.9

285

5,955

4.8

- Hispanic

827

18,054

4.6

514

9,346

5.5

313

8,708

3.6

- Others/Unknown

294

7,025

4.2

207

3,698

5.6

87

3,327

2.6

New York City

- All Races

5,600

117,000

4.8

3,363

59,938

5.6

2,237

57,062

3.9

- Non-Hispanic White

1,449

32,878

4.4

899

16,861

5.3

550

16,017

3.4

- Non-Hispanic Black

1,737

28,730

6.0

1,010

14,770

6.8

727

13,960

5.2

- Hispanic

1,762

38,504

4.6

1,043

19,581

5.3

719

18,923

3.8

- Others/Unknown

652

16,888

3.9

411

8,726

4.7

241

8,162

3.0

Section 1 - Table 22005 Births - New York State Residents Number of Major Malformations Per Child

Number of Malformations

Number of Children

Percent

1

9,555

81.8

2

1,442

12.4

3

416

3.6

4

149

1.3

5

70

0.6

6

27

0.2

7

8

0.1

8

4

*

9

3

*

10

2

*

All Children

11,676

100.0

* - Less than 0.05%Note: Total percent may not add to 100% due to rounding

Section 1 - Table 32005 Births - New York State Residents Percent of Live Births with One Major Malformation Sex by Race/Ethnicity and Residence

Both Sexes

Males

Females

Race and Residence

Infants

Total Births

%

Infants

Total Births

%

Infants

Total Births

%

New York State

- All Races

9,555

242,659

3.9

6,002

124,392

4.8

3,553

118,267

3.0

- Non-Hispanic White

4,649

121,416

3.8

3,018

62,184

4.9

1,631

59,232

2.8

- Non-Hispanic Black

2,000

40,772

4.9

1,186

20,857

5.7

814

19,915

4.1

- Hispanic

2,132

56,558

3.8

1,287

28,927

4.4

845

27,631

3.1

- Others/Unknown

774

23,913

3.2

511

12,424

4.1

263

11,489

2.3

NYS Excluding NYC

- All Races

4,943

125,659

3.9

3,213

64,454

5.0

1,730

61,205

2.8

- Non-Hispanic White

3,442

88,538

3.9

2,259

45,323

5.0

1,183

43,215

2.7

- Non-Hispanic Black

581

12,042

4.8

355

6,087

5.8

226

5,955

3.8

- Hispanic

679

18,054

3.8

434

9,346

4.6

245

8,708

2.8

- Others/Unknown

241

7,025

3.4

165

3,698

4.5

76

3,327

2.3

New York City

- All Races

4,612

117,000

3.9

2,789

59,938

4.7

1,823

57,062

3.2

- Non-Hispanic White

1,207

32,878

3.7

759

16,861

4.5

448

16,017

2.8

- Non-Hispanic Black

1,419

28,730

4.9

831

14,770

5.6

588

13,960

4.2

- Hispanic

1,453

38,504

3.8

853

19,581

4.4

600

18,923

3.2

- Others/Unknown

533

16,888

3.2

346

8,726

4.0

187

8,162

2.3

Section 1 - Table 42005 Births - New York State Residents Percent of Live Births with Two or More Major Malformations Sex by Race/Ethnicity and Residence